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Our son, Sean has taken over most of the stands at Fairs, Shows and World Textile Days. He will be around and about the country and may well be joined by one or other of us too.
Always a great day out with specialist traders, great refreshments from the Community Association and talks in the morning and afternoon.
Plentiful free parking nearby and free entry. This great venue is also very accessible by bus from both Bristol and Bath.
STOP PRESS: 11 am Our special guest speaker will be Dr Fiona Kerlogue former curator of Asian Anthropology at The Horniman Museum in London and the author of several books on Asian textiles. She will be speaking on "The Textile Travels of a Museum Curator."
More details here
In the afternoon Magie Relph and Diane Gaffney will each be giving a short talk.
Tickets are £5 for the morning and for the afternoon session
The people of Java produce the finest batik in the world, and yet most of the makers are poor and their stories remain untold.
The traditions of making this unique fabric by waxing and dyeing are centuries old and carefully passed on from mother to daughter.
You will be amazed at the patience and expert skills which are needed to make these beautiful cloths and fascinated by the stories and the people behind them.
Lots of lovely World Textiles, refreshments, free parking, and talks. Plus space and time to sit down and chat with other textiles fans.
More details coming soon....
A wonderful chance to visit this Alladin's Cave of a place in the centre of Edinburgh. With traders (including us!) and a talk by Gavin Strachan at 11 am on Sunday.
Traders all weekend.
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Come on a journey from Guizhou and Yunnan in south western China all the way through Laos, Thailand, Java and the islands as far as the island of Sumba In Indonesia. On the way you can admire the wonderful variety of techniques used to make hand made textiles and beautiful garments which show the identity of the women (and some men of course!) who make, use and wear them.
Embroidery, applique and dyeing with natural dyes, fine brocade weaving, ikat (both weft and warp) batik and the production of hemp and silk fabrics are all still much in evidence in these areas rich in textile heritage.
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